- Raising capital
- Pitch opportunities
- Brand curation and localization
- Go-To-Market Strategy
- Custom content development
- Compliance assistance
- Business development
- Product placement
- Influencer activations
- Experiential activations
Mike Johns is a tactician who sits at the intersection of tech, innovation, media and lifestyle – providing creative direction, message development, content strategy, and a 360 approach to business development and growth.
He has an extensive history of working on futuristic technologies that drive change. He has a knack to capture market hints and predict the course of the technological landscape across sectors.
Under his leadership, Digital Mind State has been recognized around the world. He has been featured on Fox News, Wireless Weekly, Los Angeles Times, Variety, Vibe, Bloomberg, Mobile Entertainment and is among Hollywood’s who’s who decision maker
Jeff Folino is a technology product veteran with a history of delivering award winning consumer products and marketing innovations.
He conceived marketing strategies for T-Mobile, where he pioneered the concept of influencer marketing in technology. His ability to understand consumer needs and how to reach them on their terms have enabled him to develop strategies that deliver insatiable consumer products.
Jeff’s passion for innovation led him to success in business consulting with established brands and startups alike in the areas of brand curation, go-to-market strategy, business development, product management and influencer marketing
Noleen Mariappen is a seasoned professional specializing in driving purpose-centric growth and addressing the digital divide through inclusive, empowering, and impactful initiatives.
She is an accomplished advocate of conscious capitalism, tech for good, and purpose-driven partnerships, with an expansive portfolio, including a Web 3 impact ecosystem and the development of technologies for the EU Horizon mission.
She is a trusted Expert Advisor at UNIPLAT and The Green Pillar. Noleen further contributes her expertise as a UK Government Blockchain Association Sustainability Stewardship Expert.
Lisa Cavalli’s mission is to connect brands to consumers with meaningfulness and authenticity in the metaverse, leveraging her expertise in product strategy, brand building, ad sales marketing, audience development, insights, and thought leadership.
She has successfully launched and exited two multicultural women solution-driven digital magazines, HipLatina and BELatina, where she created and executed highly targeted content and integrated marketing campaigns.
Lisa is passionate about exploring the endless possibilities of VR, Web3, and blockchain technology, and how they can transform the world of content and commerce.
Lisa Lloyd is the co-founder of the Inventor’s Association of Arizona, has been the Entrepreneur-in-Residence for several Accelerators serving hundreds of start-ups, is Academic Advisor for the Venture Devil Program at ASU, and has a Podcast on all major platforms called InvenTank.
Lisa is a Licensing expert with 8 licensed products generating more than $30M in sales. She has also been contracted by major corporations like InventHelp®, Scunci® and Newell Rubbermaid® to help develop their innovation infrastructure and licensing best practices and winner of numerous awards for pitch competitions including Rice University’s “Alliance Business Plan Pitch Competition” and “Pitch it to the Pros” with Discovery Channel’s Billy Mayes.
Lisa is a forward thinker, voracious learner, and always looking for new ways to add value for entrepreneurs and innovators through her platform found at theinventionaccelerator.com.
Mr. Nicholas Zaldastani is a Mentor Capitalist leveraging his venture capital and serial entrepreneurial experiences toward the development of organizations that positively impact the world. Nicholas sees the genius in an entrepreneur and helps them monetize it.
His investments and executive leadership contributed to the growth of corporations such as: Oracle, SABA, Open Horizon, World Energy Solutions and Salary.com. In addition to his operational leadership, Nicholas’ twenty-five years as a venture/mentor capitalist has brought solid returns to his investors.
His professional board affiliations include: Chairman of CESS.cloud; Chairman of Stemregen; Former-Chairman of BrainTap; Co-chairman of the American Academy in Tbilisi; and advisor to Nemo.me. Zaldastani received an M.B.A. from Harvard University School of Business; a French Diploma from the University of Paris; Bachelor of Science degree from Duke University’s Pratt School of Engineering; and a CLIO – the International Award for Advertising
Raymond Chung is a former investment banker turned an innovative entrepreneur. After graduating from UCLA, he held pivotal roles at different financial institutions in the US and Korea, where he not only contributed to multiple M&A and fundraising transactions for various high-tech companies, but also led them to successful IPOs.
Recently, he helped Korea’s most advanced smart sleep technology company to close a multi-million-dollar acquisition deal, and Raymond is now serving as a CTO of Innovazione, Inc.
Because of his passion for new technologies, he wants to be partnered with more forward-thinking companies from Korea to elevate their brands and technologies to the next level.
Scott Shamley is a veteran in the sleep and polyurethane industry with a career spanning over 30 years.
In 2013 Scott was VP of International Sales and Operations of the South Korean company Ceragem / Cellupedic, one of the first introductions of Smart Bed technologies in the United States.
In 2018, Scott introduced another Smart Bed, in the US with technology based out of South Korea. Scott’s expertise in introducing new technologies to brands and consumers through strategic partnerships and innovative marketing strategies has enabled the BEREX TECH Body Sensing Technology to thrive in the US.
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